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Ce chapitre décrit un dispositif de défense au moment du débarquement comprenant en altitude des thunderbolts, au milieu des Lightnings et en bas des Spitfires. Donc on peut supposer que ces derniers sont armés par l’USAAF?

C'est une possibilité, oui.

En attendant de trancher sur cette question, voici l’épisode 2


[youtube]https://youtu.be/spvY9Jfd6rs?si=qS0t1P4OP8w3i6q7[/youtube]

[Prosper Vandenbroucke]

Bonjour Tribal, le lien ne fonctionne pas.
Ne mets pas les balises Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=spvY9Jfd6rs

[Marc_91]

Il y a une page wiki pour les spitfires utilisés en dehors de la RAF --> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_S ... _operators

American Spitfire
The Spitfire was one of only a few foreign aircraft to see service with the USAAF, equipping four groups in England and the Mediterranean. Spitfires were briefly flown by the US Navy after the Normandy landings to support cruisers and battleships bombarding land targets.
Around 600 Spitfires in different version served in the U.S. Army Air Force and Navy.

United States Army Air Forces.

Fighter Groups
Each Fighter group was composed of three squadrons of 16 fighters. Initially USAAF used Mk. V and in August 1943 MTO units received Mk. IX and Mk.VIII planes.

4th Fighter Group. Volunteer pilots of the three Eagle squadrons transferred in September 1942 to USAAF to create this FG. 4th FG fought escorting bombers and dog-fighting Luftwaffe fighters over France and the English Channel. In early 1943 it began transition to P-47 Thunderbolts.

334th Fighter Squadron 1941–1943. Formerly RAF 71 Squadron.
335th Fighter Squadron 1942–43. Formerly RAF 121 Squadron.
336th Fighter Squadron 1942–43. Formerly RAF 133 Squadron.

31st Fighter Group. Fought in Dieppe, North Africa and Italy. In March 1944 P-51B Mustangs started to replace Spitfire IX.

307th Fighter Squadron
308th Fighter Squadron
309th Fighter Squadron

52d Fighter Group. Fought in North Africa and Italy. It was assigned to protect the allied fleet from air attacks off Anzio beachhead. In April 1944 P-51B Mustangs started to replace Spitfire IX.

2nd Fighter Squadron
4th Fighter Squadron
5th Fighter Squadron

Photo Recce Groups
Alongside American-built F-5 Lightning and F-6 Mustang reconnaissance planes some Spitfire PR.XI planes were operated in Europe and the Mediterranean.

7th Photographic Reconnaissance Group.

13th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron 1943
14th Photographic Reconnaissance Squadron 1943-1945
22nd Reconnaissance Squadron 1943-1945

68th Photographic Reconnaissance Group. North Africa and the Mediterranean until mid-1944.

16th Reconnaissance Squadron 1942-1944
111st Reconnaissance Squadron 1942-1944

United States Navy

Cruiser Scouting Squadron Seven (VCS-7)[16]
In May 1944 VCS-7 Cruiser Support Squadron trained to fly Spitfire VB's instead of their floatplanes, extremely vulnerable to flak guns and enemy fighters to be found in D-Day. They were based on Royal Naval Air Station Lee-on-Solent. VCS-7 flew around 200 sorties with Spitfires, from D-Day landings to the capture of the port of Cherbourg, which made naval fire support no longer needed.

Il y a aussi le 2ème tome de "American Spitfire - Camouflage & Markings" de Ludwig & Laird

Merci Prosper.
Et merci Marc pour ces précisions

[Prosper Vandenbroucke]

Mais de rien.

Dans ce troisième chapitre, retour de notre héros en Allemagne

https://youtu.be/AlcpwTh_KIQ?si=BDgHlRNjG-4Va8Ps

[coyote]

Bonjour Tribal
Merci de ce nouveau numéro. Aurais tu changé de logiciel ?
C'est comme le bon vin, il s'améliore avec le temps.
Dans cet épisode tu touches presque à la perfection. Franchement
Les avions sont d'un réalisme époustouflant.

Vivement la suite !

Et non, rien n’a changé, ni le simulator ni le logiciel de montage. Il n’y a que mon inspiration qui peut varier - à mon insu